Wednesday, February 22nd | 8:30 am
8:30 am: Registration
9:00 am: program
10:30 am: tour field plots
CCA Credits: 1.5 Soil and Water Management Credits
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Sep 30, 2022
In This Issue Sacramento Valley Field Crops - September, 2022
- Common ALS inhibitor herbicides not controlling common chickweed in small grains?
- Lessons from Dealing with Italian Ryegrass in California Small Grains
- New Winter Cover Crop Cost Study Released!
- Summer Cover Crop Performance in the Sacramento Valley
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Aug 26, 2022
UC Cooperative Extension presents
Summer Cover Crop Field Day - Colusa
Friday, September 2nd | 8:00 am
8:00 am: Registration
8:30 am: program
9:30 am: tour field plots
Join Tom Johnson, Agronomist with Kamprath Seeds and Margaret Smither-Kopperl, Manager at the USDA Plant Materials Center, and Sarah Light, Agronomy Advisor with UC Cooperative Extension.
See summer cover crop species demonstration plots.
Jul 6, 2022
In This Issue:
- Nitrogen Uptake of Sunflowers Grown in the Sacramento Valley
- Herbicide application between cutting in Alfalfa, a cautionary tale.
- Soil Health in Alfalfa Receiving Full and Deficit Irrigation
- Is vetch a friend or foe to livestock?
- Cover Crops and Winter weed Management: Considerations for Annual Rotations in Wet and Dry Years
- Agronomic Crops Survey Results available online
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Jan 6, 2022
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Aug 16, 2021
In This Issue:
- UC Dry Bean Field Day Agenda
- Pre-plant weed management followed by in-season control improved alfalfa stand and yield
- Alfalfa Cost of Production Studies
- New Resources Available for Managing Nitrogen in Small Grains Production
- Poor control of common chickweed with ALS-inhibitor herbicides reported in S. San Joaquin Valley
- Using Drones for Summer Worm Control in Alfalfa Hay
- Pests in Hemp
- Herbicide Damage in Hemp Publication
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Feb 22, 2021
In This Issue:
- Cover Crop Variety Trial Locations in the Sacramento Valley
- Virtual Field Day - Save the Date!
- Cover Cropping in Dry Years in California: Observations from 20 Years in the Field with Tom Johnson from Kamprath Seed
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Nov 4, 2020
Nitrogen Management in Small Grains Webinar
Join UCCE's Grain Cropping Systems Specialist, Mark Lundy next week (11 a.m. on November 6th, 2020) for a presentation on nitrogen management in California Small Grains (hosted by the California Wheat Commission and Golden State Grains).
Dr. Lundy will review methods of measuring soil and plant nitrogen status. This will include some of the decision-making tools being developed by UC agronomists, and discuss methods and strategies for nitrogen management/ monitoring in California small grain rotations. Registration is free.
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Sep 30, 2020
- Equipment to Manage Cover Crops in Annual Rotations
- Winter Cover Crop Performances in the Sacramento Valley
- Healthy Soils Demonstration Project Results: Winter Cover Crops in Annual Rotations
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Jul 30, 2020
COLUSA COUNTY AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT Commissioner Greg Hinton Phone: 530-458-0580 100 Sunrise Blvd. Suite F Fax: 530-458-5000 Colusa, CA 95932 Email: ccag@countyofcolusa.com
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2020
Contact: Colusa County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
Mysterious and Unsolicited Seed Shipments Arriving in Colusa County The California Department of Agriculture (CDFA) has become aware of a number of reports regarding “mysterious and unsolicited seed shipments from China.” These shipments have been arriving at homeowner and business locations throughout the country, including here in Colusa County. The package contents typically list the contents as jewelry, toys, or a number code.
The CDFA is currently in communication with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to determine what the actions will be for these seed packages. In the meantime, CDFA is instructing residents not to open any unsolicited seed packets received. In addition, please DO NOT PLANT or dispose of the seeds. Instead, please immediately contact the Colusa County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office if you come into possession of these unsolicited seeds, and we will arrange to pick up the seeds or you may drop them off at our office. Seeds that are legally sold to residents of California must go through proper channels in order to protect California’s multi-billion dollar agricultural industry. Colusa County is one of California’s significant seed producing locations. Seeds with unknown origin and those that have not been properly inspected, treated, or tested may have a significant impact on our local industry and ag based economy.
If you have received these seeds, please contact our office via the options below to arrange for delivery or pick up. If you have planted any seed
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Jul 10, 2020
- Managing sunflower head moth
- Announcements
- Agronomy Needs Assessment Survey
- Project Summaries and Available Resources
- When is nitrogen fertilizers of alfalfa beneficial? Almost never!
- Fusarium root rot in lima beans
- Research update: Developing integrated southern blight management tools and risk forecasting for Northern Central Valley growers
- Bee Safe: BotainiGard Mass Best Management Practices in Hemp
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May 19, 2020
In this issue:
- New Soil Health YouTube Channel
- Western Cover Crop Survey
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Mar 16, 2020
As of 3/15 all UC Cooperative Extension events that are scheduled through April 3rd will be postponed. This includes:
-3/17: Healthy Soils and Cover Crop Field Day
-3/34: Soil, Water, and Pest management Training for Field Workers in Spanish
-3/31: Workshop: Winter Nitrogen Management in Wheat
I will be rescheduling these events as I am able, or will provide access to the information to be presented through other means. In the meantime, I am available to discuss questions related to these projects. Please contact me (selight@ucanr.edu) directly if you would like more information.
Thank you for your understanding.
Sarah Light
Agronomy Advisor
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Mar 13, 2020
Healthy Soils and Cover Crop Field Day
March 17, 2020
8:30am-11:00am
See attached for full agenda.
If questions please contact Amber Vinchesi (acvinchesi@ucanr.edu) 530-458-0575 or Sarah Light (selight@ucanr.edu) 822-7515.
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Mar 9, 2020
2020 Field Meetings Announcement
- March 17 - Healthy Soils and Cover Crops Field Day, Meridian
- March 24 - Soil, Water, and Pest Management Training for Field Workers in Spanish, Sutter County Ag Building, 142 Garden Hwy, Yuba City
- March 31 - Workshop: Winter Nitrogen, Intersection of County Rd 86 and 14, Esparto
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Feb 13, 2020
Reminder! Meeting coming next Wednesday!
Healthy Soils and Field Crop Meeting
Ag Building Meeting Room, 142 Garden Hwy, Yuba City
Wednesday, February 19th, 8:45 a.m.-noon
PCA and Private Applicator Credit - 1 hour approved
CCA Credit - 3 hours approved
Irrigated Lands Program Nitrogen Management Credit - 1 hour approved
See attached for full agenda!
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Jan 21, 2020
Healthy Soils and Field Crop Meeting Ag Building Meeting Room, 142 Garden Highway, Yuba City Wednesday, February 19, 2020 ~ 8:45am - Noon
8:45 am Coffee and Registration 8:55 am Welcome Sarah Light, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sutter, Yuba, Colusa Counties Healthy Soils 9:00 am CDFA Healthy Soils Program Overview, 2020 Funding, and UC Technical Assistance Emily Lovell and Dana Brady, UCCE Climate Smart Agriculture Program Specialists Update on UCCE Healthy Soils Projects in the Region Sarah Light, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sutter, Yuba, Colusa Counties Nitrogen Availability from Soil Organic Matter and Organic Amendments Daniel Geisseler, UCCE Nutrient Management Specialist Soil Health Benefits of Alfalfa in Crop Rotations Nicole Tautges, Chief Scientist, Russell Ranch Sustainable Ag Facility 10:20 am Break Pest Management 10:30 am Agronomic strategies to improve pest management in field crops Rachael Long, UCCE Farm Advisor, Yolo, Sacramento, Solano Counties Laws and Regs 11:00 am Regulatory Update: Top 10 Violations Scott Bowden, Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, Sutter County
Hemp 11:30 am Sutter County Hemp Update Nicolas Oliver, Assistant Agricultural Commissioner, Sutter County UC Hemp Research Update Sarah Light, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sutter, Yuba, Colusa Counties 12:00 am Evaluation and Adjourn
Meeting Sponsored by: University of California Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties Co-Sponsored by: Sutter County Agricultural Department PCA and Private Applicator Credit—1.25 hours pending CCA Credit—3 hours pending Irrigated Lands Program Nitrogen Management Credit—1 hour pending
Our programs are open to all potential participants.&
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Dec 17, 2019
- Save the Date! Healthy Soils and Field Crop Meeting, Feb. 19th
- Organic Amendment Management
- Using Compost
- Cool beans!
- Alfalfa Hay
- Upcoming Meeting
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Oct 31, 2019
Reminder-
Healthy Soils Field Day and Equipment Showcase
Meridian, CA
November 6, 2019 - 8:30am - 11:00am
Please see attached for full agenda and directions.
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Oct 16, 2019
Healthy Soils Field Day and Equipment Showcase
November 6, 2019 | 8:30 - 11:00 am
Meridian, CA
- 8:30 am Coffee and Registration
- 9:00 am Welcome and Project Overview
- 9:15 am Lightning Talks ~ Brief Presentation on soil health-related work in region
- 9:45 am Equipment Showcase and Cover Crop Management: What's worked. What hasn't.
- 10:15 am Equipment Viewing and Discussion
- 10:45 am Wrap up and evaluations
If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Light at selight@ucanr.edu or Amber Vinchesi-Vahl at acvinchesi@ucanr.edu.
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Mar 7, 2019
Included in this email:
**Wheat Field Day has received approval for both CURES Nitrogen Management Plan and CCA credits.
- Soil, Water, and Pest Management Training for Field Workers in Spanish meeting
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Feb 22, 2019
¨ Wheat Field Day
¨ Good luck to Mariano Galla!
¨ Meeting announcements
¨ New restrictions for chlorpyrifos (e.g. Lorsban) use in alfalfa in California
¨ Spotlight on UC Cooperative Extension Resources
¨ With SWEEP and HSP Grant deadlines approaching, help is available
¨ Soil Sampling: A Review and Resources
¨ Weed control in dry bean production
¨ Vegetated filter strips for water quality protection on farms
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Feb 14, 2019
SAVE THE DATE
- Join Us For a Wheat Field Day in Colusa County
Tuesday, March 12th, 9am - 11am.
Topics include: Small Grains Variety Testing and Resources, Optimizing Nitrogen Management in Small Grains and Soil Nitrate Quick Test Demo
- Soil, Water, and Pest Management Training for Field Workers in Spanish
Thursday, March 14th, 8am-12pm program; 12pm lunch, 142 Garden Hwy, Yuba City.
UCCE will be providing a free, half day technical training in Spanish for field workers.
Topics will include: Integrated Pest Management, Avoiding pesticide resistance, Soil fertility and soil management and Plant, soil, and water dynamics. The focus of the training will be on agronomic crops, but everyone is welcome!
Any questions contact Sarah Light, Agronomy Advisor at selight@ucanr.edu or (530) 822-7515.
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Oct 8, 2018
- 48th California Alfalfa and Forage Symposium
- Soil Health and Cover Crop Field Day
- Newly revised UC ANR Cost and Return Study for Hybrid Sunflower Seed Production
- Newly revised UC IPM Guidelines for Dry Beans
- Cover Crop Management in Annual Farming Systems
- New oat hay varieties show disease resistance and frost avoidance
- Few tips for weed management in Garbanzo beans
- Species of concern: Herbicide Resistant Italian Ryegrass
- What to do with those tough-to-control perennial weeds in established alfalfa
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Jun 29, 2018
- Post emergent weed control management in beans
- UC Dry Bean Field Day, August 23rd
- UC IPM Guidelines for Dry Beans and Abiotic Disorders
- Avoiding and Managing Soil Compaction
- Cover Crop and Soil Health Project Coming Soon!
- Spider Mites in Corn
- Disease issues in garbanzo production
- New Cost and Return Study for Garbanzo Beans
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Dec 21, 2015
South Sacramento Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting
Thursday, January 7, 2016
8 am - noon
Woodland Community Center
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Jan 26, 2015
- Tomato Production Meeting Recap
- New Position Announced for the Sacramento Valley
- Notes on Current Wheat Crop
- Meeting Announcements
- Crop Pollination Workshop
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Dec 22, 2014
South Sacramento Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting
Thursday, January 8, 2015
8am-noon
Woodland Community Center
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Dec 9, 2014
REMINDER:
2014 Grower Meeting
Wednesday, December 10, 8am-12noon
Colusa Fairgrounds, Festival Hall
1303 10th Street, Colusa
Continuing Education Hours - 3 laws and reg, .5 other
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Apr 16, 2014
Drought impacts on salinity, nitrogen management
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Jan 15, 2014
A new year and a new farm advisor in Colusa-Sutter-Yuba!
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Jan 8, 2014
The South Sacramento Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting will be held tomorrow, 1/9/2014 from 8AM to 12 noon at the Woodland Community Center (2001 East St., Woodland 95776).
The agenda is attached along with PCA/CCA credit information.
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Oct 19, 2009
Guidelines for stripe rust management in wheat, Western Alfalfa & Forage Conference information and registration form
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Dec 7, 2010
How to determine the need to fertilize alfalfa and field day announcements for UCD Small Grains and Alfalfa/Forages field days on May 7th.
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